Slayer Cancel UK Tour
Cali thrashers Alsyer Slayer have been forced to cancel all of their immediate tour plans.
SLAYER bassist/vocalist Araya, known for aggressively swinging his long mane of hair while performing, began experiencing back problems while on the band’s Australian/New Zealand/Japanese tour last October. In spite of his rapidly increasing pain and discomfort, he carried on with the tour, but immediately upon returning home saw an orthopedic specialist who diagnosed a cervical radiculopathy. The rocker initially did not want to take the major surgery route, so the specialist recommended a series of minimally-invasive procedures. While those procedures have resulted in some improvement, Araya continues to deal with intermittent bouts of severe pain, numbness and muscle spasms.
“Tom gave various medical treatments more than a fair shot,” said SLAYER’s manager Rick Sales, “but they just haven’t handled the problem, so he’s biting the bullet and is scheduled for back surgery at the end of this month.”
The surgical procedure that Araya will undergo, called an anterior cervical discectomy with fusion, is a relatively routine practice and the recovery rate is excellent.
Booking agents for both SLAYER and MEGADETH are already hard at work rescheduling tour dates; tickets already purchased for all shows will be honored at the rescheduled dates.
Source: Blabbermouth
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Get well soon buddy (and before June…)
Get well soon Araya.
But dam… When will I get to see The Haunted???
Me thinks this is going to stop the Big 4.
Shit.
But we’d rather him get better in the long run.
Hopefully won’t turn The Big Four shows into The Big Three.
so does that mean no big 4?
cock. the haunted might do a tour though as they planned
@Tom shouldve gone to bloodstock
Hope you get better tom araya
I hope they can reshedule them! Thats 2 times they,ve pulled out!!! At any right I hope Tom gets well.
hope tom recovers but sadly i think its game over for slayer sooner rather than later.
Get better soon Tom, gotta take care of yourself man.
This proves there’s no god
sad to hear that lets hope he makes a speedy recovery and comes to kick our arses and take names
Get well soon Tom.
@Destroying Dignity – Slayer will NEVER die dude!!
LMAO!
Thats what the dirty moshers get!
Hope he gets better soon
Do you think they will re-schedule again? Because I don’t think they will be able to fit there whole tour in between him recovering and the summer festivals
i agree slayer will never die, but they might retire. i wouldnt be surprised if tom decides to call it a day in the near future. i hope they can at least play sonisphere if tom’s ok
get better soon araya! you legend!!!
at leats six months oput no festivals this year me thinks
asshole…. fuckin wanta play wacken. old washed up bastards
get better soon tom godd of the bass
Get well soon Tom, I want to see you back on the stage!
Nooo!
oor Tom, hope he makes a speedy recovery. Wonder when they will do the UK dates then? Cos they’re playing Sonisphere in July/August.
I don’t want to sell my ticket cos i want to see Slayer again in a normal venue
poor bloke- good luck with the surgery- I’m keeping my tix for later!
p.s. thank feck he’s not on the NHS or he’d be out of action for 18 months!!!!!
well this is a bit bollux was lookin forward 2 bouncin aboot the barras,,,,,hopefully will do it soon……get well soon big chap
I know. It does suck skinn. Maybe later, maybe…
They could reschedule tour for october/november when bands usually tour.
Get better old man, and take no chances. Get better now and hav a better future etc. Good luck!
god damn.. hope they play sonisphere and i hope to hell tom is ok!
on a different note, how pissed must the haunted be right now? xD
Hey tom been a big fan of SLAYER for a long long time since i stepped into a local record store and bought south of heaven on vynal and cassette been to so many shows and met you in person over the years plus the rest of the guys lombardo heineman king.I hope you get better but not for demand or diss respect but to know your still with us and your health comes first bro !!!!!!!
Last think i wish people who wrote on here stop demanding or oh they are canceling hope your back in so many months what bullshit is that let the guy rest and get back on form !!!
As im happy to know tom will still be out their !!!
ffs sod the buig four Metallica died when newstead left and their decent albbum to date was an justice for all
and goes to megadeth they are so up their own arses and their last decent record was rust in peace !!! so to end this they are not big thrash bands like they used to be ..
So stop your demanding !!!!!
the guy above, did you just call Jeff hanneman ‘Jeff Heineman’?
Get well soon Tom!!
Maybe he should do the phil anselmo and start taking heroin…………. only joking.
poor bastard
I hate the sence of him having a back surgery it isnt pretty for a guy who is one of those famous musicians =(
Get well Tom
Slayer 4 Life!!! \m/
I heard it is just the March dates is this right??? Got a ticket for Leeds on the 4th my bday and the same day it came it said cancelled on here =\ now I’m hearing the April gigs might be on anyone help me out here??? Btw Slaaaaayer rock get well soon Tom
slayer are dead
live, eat, sleep slayer! SLAYER FOREVER !!!!!!
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